He was best known for his roles in Tetangga, Just Follow Law, Ah Long Pte Ltd, "Filial Party" and The Ghosts Must Be Crazy.
In 1980, he made his television debut where he was cast as the lead actor in a comedy drama series, "Ippadiyum Oru Kudumbam".
[2] Due to the success of the series, Bala was known by many as "Comedy King" and in 2007, he was cast as one of the actors in Jack Neo's film, Just Follow Law.
[4] Other than acting, Bala was working as a security officer at Republic Polytechnic since January 2014.
Bala died on August 29, 2014, due to heart disease and is survived by his wife and 4 children.